Featured Image: Simple Line on Shutterstock Childhood immunisations are an everyday occurrence for many Primary Health Care Nurses. Nurses are well prepared to deal with stressors such as pain, anxiety, and fear in children’s interventions such as vaccination. However, intervention outcomes can improve by redirecting these interventions to parents or carers in order to minimise…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is encouraging all Australians to check if they are up-to-date with their necessary immunisations to protect our most vulnerable this winter. The calls come during World Immunisation Week, a World Health Organization initiative highlighting how vaccines protect consumers worldwide from a broad range of serious diseases. “During the pandemic,…
Image source: The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Nurse Immunisation Team. Supplied Image. As the 2022 winter season approaches, people across Australia are being reminded to check that they are up to date with their flu vaccinations. With health restrictions easing across the country, people are more likely to interact with and pass on illnesses…